Cytospawn Shambler
Creature — Elemental Mutant
Graft 6 (This creature enters with six +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another creature enters, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto it.)
: Target creature with a +1/+1 counter on it gains trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #23493
Cytospawn Shambler gives any creature you control +7/+7 and trample until end of turn — the ceiling is real, but six mana for a sorcery-speed pump spell with no other upside is a steep ask. It wins combat once and disappears, which is rarely what a six-drop needs to do.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Cytospawn Shambler is a fringe Commander card at best, slotting into Graft-themed or +1/+1 counter builds where the Graft trigger on enters-the-battlefield synergizes with proliferate or counter-doubling effects. Outside of that narrow niche, six mana for a temporary pump finds no competitive traction in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — those formats ignore it entirely. Pauper is its most plausible home given the power floor of the format, but even there, the sorcery speed and single-target restriction limit its ceiling.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Cytospawn Shambler is deep bulk — the kind of card that shows up in a bulk lot rather than a singles order. It won't hold or gain value, but if a Graft deck needs the effect, the price is no barrier at all.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.